How a Trump Envoy Uses Vodka and Bridal Jokes to Drive U.S. Diplomacy
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Trump's special envoy established contact with Lukashenko with the help of jokes and vodka - NYTJohn Cole uses informal communication to release political prisoners and ease sanctions against Belarus. With the assistance of the US more than 500 people were released.
Why Special Representative Trump is openly buzzing over the ruler.
A Trump friend was sent to Belarus to negotiate. As he now reports, he apparently understood himself magnificently with Lukashenko.
Over vodka shots, the dictator freed hundreds of political prisoners. US Special Envoy to Belarus John Cole, a friend of Donald Trump, is building a relationship with Belarusian dictator Alexander Lukashenko through jokes, vodka shots, and weight-loss advice. This approach has already helped free 500 political prisoners, but critics believe the US is paying too high a price for it. This was reported by RBC-Ukraine, citing The New York Times. How…
He arrived in Minsk last year armed with jokes, ironies and relaxed conversation. As a special envoy to Belarus, he began to build a relationship with Lukashenko at the wheel of brewery jokes, vodka glasses and tips to lose weight. The relationship paved the way for the release of 500 political prisoners and the granting of pardons to several hundred others.
Describing his first contact with Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, US Special Representative John Cole admitted to insulting European leaders in an attempt to ease tensions.
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